TC Arts is a nonprofit organization with the mission to "To enhance the quality of life in Transylvania County by celebrating and nurturing the creative spirit of artists, youth and individuals throughout the County." The Arts Council receives support from TC Arts Members-the local community, the City of Brevard, Transylvania County Schools, Duke Energy, and the North Carolina Arts Council.

Become a member of the Arts Council! Individual memberships are the primary source of income for TC Arts. Memberships allow us to produce and maintain community outreach programs such as Arts-in-Schools. Membership also keeps you informed about arts happenings in Transylvania County. For more information on memberships or sponsorship opportunties call TC Arts at 828-884-2787 or email Tammy Hopkins .

Thank you for visiting our TC Arts Website. Feel free to contact us with your comments or questions or visit us at the TC Arts Center,  weekdays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Transylvania Community Arts Center is located at 349 South Caldwell Street, in Brevard, NC. Please visit our other website for the arts of Brevard and Transylvania County at www.artsofbrevard.org .

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What We Do

·         Artists’ Residencies:  NC artists spend a week in the schools, giving students a hands-on art experience.

·         School Performance Series: Every county student attends a live, professional performance annually, featuring multi-cultural music, theater and dance.

·         Take Art to Heart:  Volunteers present monthly art lessons to first, second and fifth grade students.

·         Student Art Show: Students, grades K through 12, proudly exhibit their work at the Community Arts Ctr.

·         Summer Art Camp: More than 80 children find creative expression through painting, pottery and dance.

What You Can Do

Join our campaign to provide theater, music, opera, dance and week-long residencies in county schools. The cost per child to the arts council is $6.00. Your donation of $200 enables TCArts to reach an entire classroom of young people for one year.

Arts in the Schools depends on you. We hope you will be generous in supporting this important aspect of our mission to celebrate and nurture the creative spirit in our county.

Why Arts Programming is Essential for Young Students

·         Art helps students make new connections and think “outside the box.”

·         Expression in the arts helps students develop cognitive and physical skills.

·         Each art form brings special ways of perceiving the world, utilizing critical thinking and problem solving skills.

·         The arts help transform the school environment to one of discovery and learning.

·         Art criticism helps students develop observation and analytical skills that can be transferred to other areas of study.

·         The arts are essential to an understanding of personal, local, national and global cultures, past and present.